Kentucky STUNT Splits Two Games on Saturday

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky STUNT workforce break up a pair of video games within the Wildcat Midwest Showdown at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday.

Kentucky picked up its first win of the season within the nightcap, beating Ashland College 21-7. The 21 factors is probably the most ever scored by a UK STUNT workforce in a single sport.

The Cats bought issues rolling early in opposition to Ashland. Kentucky received every of the 4 factors within the first quarter to seize a 4-0 lead.

Kentucky saved the momentum going and took the primary three factors within the second quarter, then tied Ashland for the final level making the rating 8-1 on the half.

Within the third quarter, the groups tied on the primary routine, then the Cats ran off three straight factors to carry a 12-2 lead by way of three durations.

The Cats sealed the deal within the last stanza. Kentucky outscored Ashland 9-5 on the workforce routines to assert the 14-point victory.

Kentucky head coach Blair Bergmann was happy along with his workforce.

“We actually needed to concentrate on getting higher in every of the routines we did,” Bergmann mentioned. “We had lots of people doing new issues. A variety of good.”

Earlier within the night, Kentucky and Michigan State battled all the way down to the wire in a really tight sport.

Issues began nicely for the Cats, who took a 4-2 lead by way of one quarter. Within the second quarter, every workforce scored two factors and UK took a 6-4 lead into the half.

MSU was in a position to bounce again within the third quarter, successful three of the 4 factors to tie the sport at 7-7 with workforce routines nonetheless to go.

Within the last quarter, it was the Spartans who have been in a position to take the lead, then maintain off the Cats for a 15-14 victory.

“We knew they’re a very good workforce. We knew we needed to be on,” Bergmann mentioned. “We had too many errors in jumps and tumbling that set us again, however going into the fourth, there have been nonetheless some issues we might have performed nevertheless it didn’t occur. Nonetheless, it was a very good studying expertise.”

Total, Bergmann thought Saturday was productive for his workforce.

“We’ve bought to be hungry, we’ve bought to get higher,” Bergmann mentioned. “I feel will probably be good momentum going into subsequent weekend.”

Kentucky returns to motion subsequent Friday for the Bluegrass STUNT traditional at Memorial Coliseum. The Cats will face off in opposition to Davenport College on Friday, then Tiffin and California Baptist on Saturday.